"Et område i nord"
Translation:An area in the north
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I would consider " an area up North" correct though, or is there some nuance that I'm missing?
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Added. It's marked as informal in the dictionary, but no doubt:
Headword north. Phrases: up north. Informal , To or in the north of a country: he’s taken a teaching job up north
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Why is just 'nord' considered as 'the north'. I wrote down 'An area in north', but shouldn't it be like 'norden' or something then?
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Norden is the official name for the Nordic countries, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Denmark, Åland and Faroe Islands. Capital N in Norden. Norge, Sverige, Finland, Island, Danmark, Åland og Færøyene.
Magnetic directions are nouns but sort of uncountable. It has but one form, nord. I nord = In the North. Mot nord = To the North. Fra nord = From the North.
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Thank you both, I'm not a native English person so I didn't know it was incorrect.
"An area in north" is not natural, or possibly not grammatical, on its own.
"An area in North London" = fine.
"An area in north" = unnatural.
